Big Expansion Era Seen ' In Harbor Development By Robt. McDougall Times Staff Reporter Oshawa's harbor is on the brink of an unprecented era of expansion. Plans are well underway for future development of the exist- ing port, now almost 100-years old, and definite steps are being taken in the direction of the 184 . acre second marsh where a massive 26 - berth deep sea harbor is contemplated. Extensive harbor improve- ments have been carried out in the past three years and a new 500 feet berth has been completed on the east side of the basin. With the acquisition of 61 acres of land, adjacent and in the immediate vicinity, the port is now capable of handling cargo which it had previously been unable to do. And in order to accommodate the expected increase in cargo and transit freight, site prepar- lane highway and an expanding airport. Harbor manager Wilfred Gil- Iberry points out that there is only one stop during the mile trip to the Macdonald Cartier Freeway where municipalities as far away as Peterborough, King- ston and Beleville can be reached in a short time. The highway can be reached without going through the down- town traffic pattern as in other major ports. James Williams, Oshawa's Business and Indus- trial Develop t , Commissi er, said Jast mont that a Can- adian National Rgpilway spur line is expected toj be installed in the harbor soMmetime this year. It will serve lexisting and future industry in the city's in- dustrial park as well as freight from docked vessels. The industrial anti business development commiss§on and the harbor commission wotk in close THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, February 28, 1967 By this move the harbor will benefit directly and indirectly in many ways. In the first instance it will almost cut - in - half annual dredging costs of the harbor basin since dredged waste ma- terial which previously had to be expensively pumped out into the lake will now be used in the reclaiming operation. Fill from city road recons- truction and excavations will be dumped free into the reclaiming area thereby eliminating truck- ing costs. And when the project is com- pleted (in five or. six years) the reclaimed land should have a commercial value of from 3,000 to 4,000 per acre. ditional eight acres of land, the! existing harbor will be adequate in five years. Therefore they have petition-| ed city council to transfer the/ | wilt overcome any inadequac's: in the existing harbor. Year by year following t', initial step the commission pla-; to develop additional berths til the entire harbor {s cor pleted. This is expected with', the next 20 years. ' New Hike Seen In Population One of the trademarks « Oshawa in the past 10 year has been its tremendous grow! Indications are that the pop. lation 'wif hit the 90,000 mar. in 10 years and 115,000 by 198 This growth, the City Fathe:: carefully point out, is not dis entirely to the growth of ths automobile It is unofficially estimat: that more than 23 millionaires However, even with an ad-|call Oshawa their home. There are several large | harbor commission feels the| gustries here whose roots we ' planted here long before tis auto came to Canada. The Robson - Lang Leathers ations are being made for the liason to promote industry for) <..ond marsh to the harbor for |Ltd., one of the largest tanner - first phase of a $350,000 transit Oshawa. { future expansion. Council hasjoperations in the dominion, '+ shed, which will have a 22,500] In November city council san-jagreed in principal to the move|q prime example. Founded b { square feet capacity. ross sie . pate to ie it a but is waiting pa an Ontari0| i.e Robson family in 1865 21 At i i arbor to be operated\ under}water Resources Commission re- ; ip sf gn aa aaa greeny high the Standard Harbors Adt. Now| port on pollution in Lake On-| Robson pape ap coe corr blanket of soil, put there to|the harbor commission dan re-|tario before the deal is consol-|Pany has ing re eof y a . squeeze out moisture in the sub-|tain surplus funds, previously idated. ; oF oak nt Charl ' Rob : soil, When removed the base|Sent to the Receiver General] On the drawing board are|ect descendant, Charles Robsor will be able to withstand a|0f Canada, in a special afcount/nlans for an expansive port with pressure of 1,000 pounds per|for their own harbor develop-/29 berths capable of accommo- LEWIS square foot. The first phase is |ment. |dating large ocean vessels that : expected to be completed. this]} Last summer the Oshaw@ har-|travel the St. Lawrence Sea-| OPTICAL year. bor commissioners demonjstrat-| way. | Unlike a majority of ports injed their ingenuity by stimulat-| The commission plans to de- Established for over 30 years tr "4 Ontario Oshawa's harbor is|ing a proposed eight acre \land yon vid pest it ong 10% rae asa West Pe OSHL A'S N SPN 7 r 7 ideally located close to twojreclaiming project into kelfirst stage is expected E OSHAWA'S MODERN HARBOR DRAWS A VARIETY OF SHIPS FROM DISTANT POINTS major railways, a modern four| Ontario. | completed within five years and - -- be The Harbor's History Predates To The Era Of The First White Settlers Here Zz ase amas ID T Jand had a model refrigeratorjon the North American conti- \ : eaton tore ee ae ee nent, It has served the com-| « o § } , n or, le ran) | s 68 ja specialty of blended teas and munity s nied b need since 1955. t Had Electricity lcoffees which, were put up in|Jt is architecturally designed| i e |specially-prepared packages. and landscpaed with four small) a One of the 'buiten show. foundations down the Mall in| = . . places of Oshawa in 1898 was by the centre of the flowerbeds, ' J. 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